I recently saw the Scotchlite “No White At Night” challenge video (see below). As I mentioned in my Night Cycling For Beginners post a while back, I usually wear a reflective vest when I go cycling at night. Even so, I was a bit surprised at how ineffective the white T-shirts in the video are for being seen at night — check it out:

What about you — do you wear reflective gear and/or add reflective tape to you bike to try to be seen while riding bikes at night — or do you feel that bicycle lights and reflectors are enough? . . . [Read More]

SE Bikes has a history in BMX bicycles, and they currently have a wide range of BMX bikes, several different fixed-gear urban bikes (such as the SE Draft and PK Ripper), and even offer some beach cruisers too. The SE Stout is really the company’s only “mountain bike”in the typical since of the word, but it is a very interesting 29er mountain bike – as it is one of the more reasonably priced single speed 29er mountain bikes available. So, the Stout seemed to be a natural fit with the bikes that we review here at Cycling For Beginners. . . . [Read More]

Here at Cycling for Beginners, we know how rough the decision for your first major bicycle purchase can be. There’s a lot to choose from in comfort, style, and utility options. Luckily, bicycle makers have figured that out and now there are designs that come halfway between some options – hybrids. . . . [Read More]